Archive for July, 2006
Monday, July 17th, 2006
Unshelved
There’s a comic strip out there that every librarian should be reading, whether via RSS or by visiting their website. It’s called Unshelved and it is set in a public library. Here’s a quick overview:
“Writer Gene Ambaum (the made-up name of a real-life librarian) and co-writer and artist Bill Barnes have been publishing since February […]
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Wednesday, July 12th, 2006
Quality RSS Feeds
Most of us know how useful RSS feeds can be. Well, I recently found out about a collection of high-quality RSS feeds that should be bookmarked by all librarians: Tapesty Comics! It has been well documented that humor is a critical element to health, well-being, and even contentment in the workplace. From that point of […]
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Thursday, July 6th, 2006
Comparing Databases
Is your library evaluating the databases you subscribe to? Do you wonder how similar some databases are? I recently found just the site you need while reading posts on LibRef-L. It’s at http://lib-bladea2.lib.sfu.ca:8088/CUFTS/compare.cgi and it’s amazing what a couple clicks will do for you.
All you have to do is pick the two databases to compare […]
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